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>> tough questions for credit suisse today after a senate board accused the bank for helping americans evade millions in taxes. helping hide as as it is from the government. so far the government has learned of 228 account holders. credit suisse agreed to pay a fine for violating u.s. securities laws. mike viqueira on capitol hill, there were sharp exchanges in that senate banking sub committee hearing room today. >> reporter: you're absolutely right because that investigative committee of the united states senate spent a lot of years looking into the swiss banks, sending billions of dollars into secret accounts to try to aprovide paying taxes here in

u.s. it appears certain suisse bankers have nothing--james bond has nothing on suisse bankers. >> reporter: it's the stuff of countless spy novels by some senators say it's all too real. as much as $12 billion hidden away in suisse bank accounts. all secret, none of it legal, none of it taxed. top officials of credit suisse, called before a senate panel accused in a congressional report of helping 19,000 u.s. customers evade taxes through hidden accounts and overseas shell companies. in testimonies ceo brady duggan was contrite. >> credit suisse management team regreets deeply that despite measures we have put in place we have bank whose appear to have violated u.s. law.

>> reporter: duggastatements wee slipped between the covers of "sports illustrated" and handed to a client, clients who never had to leave airport grounds. after transactions, accounts statements were shredded. senators want climate names, but bankers say they are squeezed between american and suisse law. >> do you feel you're going to be convicted in a swiss court? is a suisse court going to prosecute you, is that your fear? >> that's your fear. >> so you have double jeopardy, where would you like to spend

time? >> that's a tough decision. >> reporter: senators were left frustrated urging the justice department to do more to find and prosecute tax cheats and demand bank suisse operate above board. >> how many executives have been held accountable, and i mean fired. >> we are determined to shut this business down. >> reporter: late in the afternoon department officials came under fire as well. senators think they're not doing enough, aggressive enough in going after folks who are accepting their money overseas and hiding it from tax authorities here in the united states. but now they have investigation not only into credit suisse and it's accounts but 13 other swiss banks. >> have criminal charges been filed against any credit suisse employees or clients at this point? >> reporter: no, but i think you heard senator mccain talking about several people who were involved in this, recruiting and soliciting some of these accounts and the money to put in

these accounts have been fired by credit suisse. the basic problem here, tony, u.s. law does not have jurisdiction as we're explaining in the piece. there is a conflict between swiss law and u.s. law. >> mike viqueira on capitol hill for us. thank you. there are many so-called tax havens around the world, and they're flush with cash. >> reporter: yes, it's an opportunity not just for individuals as the senate was focusing on, but portions. 82 of the publicly traded subsidiary where is they can hide money from the government. and that's companies avoided paying an estimated $90 billion in federal taxes. here are some of the countries and territories that help. thanks to beautiful beaches at balmy weather the british virgin islands are a top tourist destination.

until last year it's banking secrecy, it was a popular tax haven. for decades switzerland known for its skiing was one of the best at hiding the identities of its banking clients. but last fall switzerland reached a general disclosure statement with united states promising to identify americans parking money there. another popular tax haven cyprus has decided to come clean after a bailout from the european union. however as tax haven countries change their questionable ways, other countries are trying to build a void. in asia singapore is the easiest place to open an offshore bank

account. luxembourg with the greatest secrecy in the world. and the cayman islands is virtually a tax free zone. people there pay no income taxes, no corporate taxes, no capitol gains or payroll taxes or taxes of foreign clients. all together the tax justice network estimates between 21 trillion-dollar and 32 trillion-dollar of private financial wealth is located and untaxed in secret accounts around the world. >> that's just the money that sits there. the group says as much as $1.6 trillion now crosses international borders each year. >> you cannot believe those figures. the army has banned more soldiers from serving in positions of trust. they have disqualified 600

soldiers from serving as issues ranging from sexual assault to child abuse to drunk driving. the pentagon spent eight months combing through the records of 20,000 soldiers in those positions. gay rights activists scored another victory in court. a judge in texas struck down the ban on same-sex marriage which follows federal judges in utah, oklahoma and virginia. we have more on today's ruling. >> texas' ban on same-sex marriage conflicts with equal petition. i wan to share some reaction

from folks on both sides of this position. the aclu, first, quote, this ruling is one more step towards the inevitable end of the discrimination in the state of texas. we applaud the judge's ruling but we recognize there is great amount of work to do to bring full equality to texans. governor perry said texans spoke loud and clear by overwhelmingly voting to keep marriage as an union between man and woman. and again the federal judge rules against the sam same-sex marriage ban. >> mark snyder for us in dallas. georgia is considering a controversial law of its own to allow business owners to' m to y

services on religious grounds. there is a new development tonight on georgia's measure. report, what is the latest there? >> tony, good evening on tuesday morning there is supposed to be a hearing at the state's house. again this morning there is supposed to be a hearing at the state house on this bill. both were canceled. because of that we're being told that that bill called the preservation of religious freedom act is basically by all accounts null and void for this session. but having said that there is another bill that is already gone through the procedures has been looked at by the judiciary committee here in the state of utah. it is called senate bill 377. it is almost a carbon copy of the house bill that has essentially been canceled at this point. we're told that could come to vote as early as this coming monday as this session is out tomorrow and friday.

>> so, robert, there are a couple of big corporations as you know that are based there in atlanta. we're talking about coca-cola and we're talking about delta. delta for one has spoken out against this proposed bill. >> indeed, they have. in a press release against what state lawmakers have been talking about here, if we could put up the full screen, this is what delta airlines has said. if passed into law it would result in job losses. it will violate delta's core valleys of mutual respect and dignity shared by our employees worldwide and the customers we serve every year. delta strongly opposes these measures, and we join the business community in urging state officials to reject these proposals. that according to a delta airlines statement, and delta airlines is the largest employer in the state of georgia, and a

big-time voice in what happens in this state. >> so, i'm curious. so the house version of this piece of legislation is going nowhere. are republicans determined to bring this forward? as one democrat said to me in the hallways earlier in the state capitol behind me, that a lot of dems and republicans look at these in the same way, they have much of the same values. in a sense it's very much a bipartisan deal in the state of georgia as they look at potential passing the law and the senate as early as monday. >> robert ray for us in atlanta. thank you. arizona governor jan brewer is meeting with supporters of the same bill in her state that

would allow business owners to refuse services citing religious beliefs. if it becomes law, the supreme court will likely strike it down. because of this bill the hispanic convention will cancel it's convention in phoenix. it said it was imperative to take immediate action in the presence of injustice. and major league baseball released a statement saying in part, as the sport of jackie robinson major league baseball and 30 clubs stand united behind respect.

after a brief taste of spring, winter has returned to much of the country. cold weather has made it's way across the midwest and east. ththe wabash river in indiana flooded sending an icy mess on the roads there. but it's a different story in california where the drought-stricken state is getting much-needed rain. melissa chan where the rain is coming down. melissa, where are you exactly? >> reporter: we're 50 miles out of san francisco at caranelli farms. they have vineyards and dairy cows. to explain the impact of the drought on dairy farmers. farmers need grain and hay, and hay needs water. and price of grain has gone up, and we spoke to the farmer, and

he put the rain in context for the drought. >> this rain is very beneficial for the short run. it helps the crops growing now. you can see the grass is green now and so on. it's typical springtime. but the issues, the drought issues still remain because the dams and stuff where we get the water for the summer crops is not there. this kind of rain will help in the short run, but the long run, it really doesn't do much for us. >> they tell us that it will rain like this for the next month or two if they want to turn the drought around. that seems very unlikely. >> but that's a good sound. that's for sure. i want to listen to it for a bit. melissa chan, let's get a closer look at the weather. kevin is here to help us with that. >> meteorologist: tony, we're looking at plentiful rain across the region. we're going to be see in this

area anywhere between one to three in most areas, possibly even five to seven inches locally. we want to show what we're going to be seeing tomorrow. there will an break in the rain across the region. it's friday that we get the biggest amount in the area. we saw a lot to the north. we'll see some down to the south on saturday it's going to be dwindling off. you can see it starts to get lighter. we'll see between one to three inches of those rains. three to five, seven inches just to the north of la. that's a good thing in the short term and we'll see a problem because flash flooding in the dry areas of the region. that will be a nasty issue that we'll deal with. not just dealing with this but we'll see know in the sierr snoa nevada. that will help. it will provide the water they need for the spring and summer.

for los angeles, thursday, friday, saturday we're going to be seeing rain that ends on sunday and we're going to be seeing not for quite awhile. >> kevin, appreciate it. thank you. the number of people killed in general motors cars that were recalled has now more than doubled. now the company is issuing an apology and recalling more of its faulty models. mrs. lung cancer kills far more african-americans than white americans, we look at an in-depth reason why.

>> target today faced wall street for the first time since that massive date tradition breach. the costs were deep for losing all that information on customers, but some say that target is not suffering the most in all of this. jonathan betz is more with that. >> reporter: interesting numbers when credit card numbers are stolen many ask who pays for it? target revealed it's cost. the company's bill for the

breach itself, $61 million fixing that mess. but insurance covered a big church that have. the retailer really ended up spending $17 million on that breach. the bigger blow to target was the p.r. fallout, the theft scared off customers, and it's profit dropped by half, but it's stock has been rising, and the customercompany said customers e coming back. but the credit card and patience say they're the oning suffering. banks have spend $200 million replacing all of those millions of credit cards. that's just on the cards not even the cost of the stolen money. each new card cost banks on average about $10 each. that's for printing it, mailing it, and hiring the extra people in the call centers, which is irritating the banks. they say stores like target are the ones responsible for the

breachers, and they should be the ones paying for it. >> "real money with ali velshi" all right, lung cancer is the deadliest of all cancer. the american cancer society reports that at least two out of three people who died of lung cancer are african-americans. >> many african-americans don't see how their behavior such as smoking seconds to tarns has on.

>> a leading researcher examining the reasons behind the insidious impact of the disease on african-americans. >> i have had people tell me if i go to the doctor they'll tell me something is wrong. maybe if i concentrate on this other thing it will go away. >> reporter: late diagnose leads to bleak survival rates. from 1999 to 2005, the over all survival rate, 16%. for african-american men, 11%. >> there are some issues of trusting the medical establishment. >> and african-americans ignore symptoms so they're diagnosed

later often after the disease has spread. >> once you admit you have cancer the thinking there is nothing you can do. which we know is not true. >> the clinic is two miles away. >> yes. >> but the people here don't feel like they have access to it? >> that's right. people who are close, people don't feel that that hospital is a place that welcomes them. >> for nearly two years dr. lathan and his colleagues have beening working on a new approach for treating lung cancer among african-americans. twice a month cancer specialists come here to the center to build relationships with the community and to treat patients in need. >> i think its important with the expertise that we bring from the cancer city, the community is bringing that link to care for all people. the zip code does not determine what kind of care you get. >> reporter: so far they have diagnosed twice as many lung cancers as before, hopefully giving more lung cancer patients

here a chance to join barry nelson. >> this mass has become smaller. >> who went beyond his neighborhood for the best medical care he could find. >> now that the clinic program does not have conclusive findings on a pilot project, but dr. lathan is hoping to run a full scale experiment with a control group. >> that's what you need a full study, randall pinkston for us. thank you. 3d printers are changing how things are made. break your wrench, just print one. but now taking a look at a 3d printer that could one day make human skin. >> what we do is we use different solutions that are capitol to our cells. this is the printer cartridge. >> reporter: leanne is working on a ph.d in mechanical engineering. machines fascinate her.

lately this one has been taking up all of other time. it's a 3d printer that should be able to produce human skin from a patient's own cells. when this prototype is ready the cells will go into what are essentially ink jet printer nozzles, and will produce enough skin to graft for patients with severe burns. >> this is not something that you come across that much, so to see the impact and the intricacy of how skin can be regenerated, the time scale is very important in terms of saving someone's life. there is a lot to take into account, yes. >> burns are horrific injuries. at present skin is transplanted from another part of the body on to the burn. healing is slow, scarring is common. doctors say that her invention could be the biggest beak

through fobreakthrough for theme antibiotics. >> there could be healing or maybe improve cosmetic healing, meaning almost no scar. >> and not just skin. it might be an to use the technology in the printer to produce entire organs for transplants. it shows what can happen when scientists from different fields work together. >> we're engineers, and graduate students, post docs and researchers are trained from different angles, building micro systems. so it is important that the different disciplines work together to create something new. >> reporter: the inventers hope to produce a device that is relative cheap, portable and can save the lives of victims around the world, especially in poorer countries. it could be one of the biggest

steps forward for the production of 3d printing. >> russia along the border with ukraine. is this a signal or military move. and the judge said that the drug lord known as el chappo will stay in mexico for the time being. mexico's ambassador to the united states joins us next.

>> welcome back to al jazeera america. heres a look at your top stories. a panel had tough questions for executives of the swiss bank credit suisse. saying that the bing bank helped

helped 20,000 americans evade taxes. a storm is bringing much needed rain to drought-stricten california. this storm is expected to drop several inches of rain and up to three feet of snow in some areas. another storm is expected later this week. secretary of state john kerry said it would be a grave mistake for russia to embark on any kind of military intervention in ukraine. kerry spoke hours after vladimir putin put troops in the western military district and the central military district on alert. the western district borders ukraine. but russia insists the announcement has nothing to do with the events unfolding in ukraine. we have more now from moscow. >> reporter: the announcement of these military alerts has raised speculation that they are linked with what is going on you rain. that's speculation that is being dismissed by by russia's

military minister. they say it has not tag with ukraine, but it's russian forces being pushed through these unannounced tests. basically making sure that the army, the navy, and the air force can react to any perceived threats as quickly as they should be able to. now they did say that the athleteathletesfleetsare being . now, said what is going on with the ukraine there are probably

people who are fairly high up in the defense ministry and in the asian government as well. at a time when it's influence in central and eastern europe has taken a big dent recently. it certainly is no bad thing to do from a russian geopolitical perspective. >> while ukrainians in the capitol city are celebrating the cowser of president viktor yanukovych, others in crimea are not happy. >> reporter: some were not happy to see our camera because we're foreign they think we won't tell the truth. the flags here are russian, not ukrainian, and blame the west for what is happening in kiev. >> no, i'm not happy.

it is ignite from outside. i am sure europe and america support in revolution. >> the area has been a russian naval base since the 1,800th century. another old sailor said allegiances here are clear. >> 90% of the people here are russian. the russian fleet is here. we have russian traditions. it's all russian here. >> reporter: that's why they think what is happening in kiev is such a problem. the people here seem very angry about the exact that ukrainian has been made the official language. it makes them feel left out since virtually everyone here speaks russian. they say they'll stand their ground to be able to keep their ways. crimea was always a part of russia, this woman told me. and then in soviet times they just gave it away. there was no treaties. now there is.

the russians will keep their athletes here until 2042. buses head to a demonstration at a regional parliament, an hour's drive away. there they clash with demonstrators who support the new government in kiev. 20,000 of them minority tatars who align themselves with the ukrainian capitol. 20 people have been injured so far in the dispute over crimea should stay ukrainian or return to russia. jennifer glass, al jazeera. >> ththe automobile watchdog wil decide if general motors took too long to let people know about what was wrong with their car. the president of gm apologizing for not doing enough after recall.

bisi onile-ere is in detroit for us with the latest. >> you general motors issued a public apology. and there is criticism for not responding to this issue sooner. 13 dead. it's the number of deaths now linked to general motors' faulty ignition recall. the number has risen in the past two weeks and the recall has expanded to 1.6 million vehicles. amid criticism the automaker issued a rare public apology. gm north america president alan beattie reads is a statement in part, we are sorry and we're working to address this issue as quickly as we can. jeff shuster with lmc.

>> i think when gm is assessing the situation now they have a new management lead i think this is an important test for the new jeep to deal with this and move forward. >> one man die--one woman died e driving one of the vehicles that was recalled by gm. her family received a settlement. >> they want justice for their daughter, but they want this to never happen to another family again. >> reporter: the recall list now includes 2003-2007 is a tur 200. 2006-2007 chevrolet hhr. and 2006-2007 pontiac solstices.

they join the cobalt, g 5 and pursuit. which were all recalled this month. theit can cause the car's engino shut off and safety systems like power brakes, steering and airbags to disable. and the company admits they may have been too slow to react. >> gm apologized and will correct the situation. it obviously doesn't save those lives that were potentially--or that were lost, but it does mean that there was responsibility taken, and gm is looking to do that. >> lance cooper is now asking the national highway traffic administration to fine general motors for not acting quickly enough after realizing there was a problem.

and notes are being sent out to the people who own those vehicles. they in turn are being told to contact their dealer to get that problem fixed. as to whether general motors will be fined. right now that's unclear. >> bisi onile-ere for us. thank you. president obama is making another push for money to fix the nation's crumbling infrastructure. the president went to minnesota to call on congress to approve a $300 million plan to create jobs by fixing roads, bridges and railway misthe president has made similar pitches over the years only to have congress reject them. when hurricane katrina hit nine years ago it exposed a weak levy infrastructure. and the waters destroyed much of the city. now the newly rebuilt 350-mile levy system already is having problems.

>> this restaurant is known for its seafood. >> nice shrimp right out of the gulf of mexico. >> while the gulf gives, it also takes away. it took owner scott craig five years to reopen after the hurricane katrina burst through the levies and flooded everything else. >> i didn't have the money. i had to go out and work, rebuild and put all the money i made back into this. >> the army corp of engineers which admitted to designing faulty levies pre-katrina has created a levy to protect the city from another katrina or worse. >> when a storm comes up from the gulf of mexico, it could potentially come right through here. >> and right here there is already a problem. an one-mile stretch of levy built last year has sunk up to

six inches more than expected. >> one thing with southeast louisiana is that we're continually sub sliding. there are all different layers of organics and things like that, very difficult to build on. >> reporter: while the difference in elevation might not seem like much, most residents of new zealand now new that it is. >> what's the guarantee, how do people know that this is what is making me safe. >> there are no guarantees to anything but in 2012 we had hurricane isaac. the similar as a whole is complete and did what it's supposed to do. >> when you ask me questions about the levy system i don't have a whole lot of faith. a lot of us don't.

i am petrified of losing this again. i really don't wanting to through what we went through. >> right now the army corp is repairing the sinking levies, but soon will turn over the responsibility to the state with a ta maintenance tag of $35 miln a year. >> we'll make sure that we have a good baseline on it and we'll address it. >> scott craig is grateful for the protection but worries nonetheless. >> at least the state of louisiana has a stake in it it's not another part of the country controlling what is going on in our state. the state of louisiana is well aware of what could happen if these levies fail again. the greatest city in this state probably won't come back. >> how are we doing guys? >> he and others hope that those engineering promises will hold. ben lemoine, al jazeera. >> in the united kingdom an internet man has been sentenced

to life for hacking a soldier to death. he and an accomplice started a fight with security. the two muslim concerts made headlines because of this video taken immediately after 25-year-old afghan war veteran lee rigby was killed. in the vatican pope xvi is denying rumors that he was forced out of office. he wrote saying that he resigned on his own free will. when he stepped down he was the first pope to do so in 600 years. a newspaper proceed that he was forced to resign because of scandals during his papacy. power plans that ignored mandatory closures because of poor air quality, chinese cement and power plants are blamed for thick smog covering the north. we have reports now from beijing.

>> in the city they can finely see the sun. after nearly a week of smog they have been suffering from pollution levels. but being home for much of the country's iron and steel production they have had some of the worst air. >> the smog was really bad this time. we opportunity even see the sun. >> there are too many cars and factories. the government should do something as a priority. >> reporter: in nearby beijing people have been living in a twilight world under polluted skies. you can see and smell the pollution. you can also touch it. this is the car we've been traveling around. it was last washed three days ago, and this is what has built up on the roof since then. a thin layer of air-borne particles. the people in beijing and surrounding provinces have been breathing this for a week. widespread discontent and anger

at the government for not tackling the problem has gone to social media. other residents have found innovative solutions to deal with it themselves. this business sprang up from the simple idea of strapping a filter to a fan to clean the air. just over $30 u.s. a piece they can't make them fast enough. >> it's more and more a pre-occupation and obsession. there is rarely a conversation i have in beijing where it doesn't come up. >> this smog emergency may be over, but the winter isn't. people in beijing won't be putting away the air filters just yet. al jazeera, beijing. >> a drug kingpin facing multiple charges in both united states and mexico are unlikely to face those charges in the united states any time soon. the police took with joaquin

el chapa guzman into custody. he had been on the run for the past 13 years. 17 courts want to extradite guzman in the united states. but he has been charged with cocaine trafficking, making a court date here unlikely. we have with us ambassador to the united states. thank you for your time. >> thank you, tony. >> let's start here and i'm told and i read everywhere that the arrest for build guzman is a big deal. i'm willing to believe that if you can tell me that his arrest will lead to the collapse of the sinaloa drug cartel. will it? >> it will in that sense make it much more difficult for them to reorganize and conduct their business on a normal basis.

but drug trafficking is much more complex than arresting a kingpin. this is a major milestone. this is the most emblematic kingpin. it comes from good use of intelligence and good operations. >> mr. ambassador, i think you acknowledge in your answer there that there is a lot more to do than just arresting this one man a kingpin, no doubt. i'm curious as to why you wrote the op-ed in "the washington post." for a lot of folks who have read it and commented on it, it feels like a victory lap. with so much more to do why the op-ed? >> well, because this is a major arrest. this is a milestone, as i said. this guy escaped prison in 2001,

and was very difficult to get him. it took a lot of intelligence and effort and corporation with law enforcement. we have to celebrate the fact that he is arrested, and we have to keep doing our jobs. the most effective objective is to provide security for all the united citizens in mexico, and to actually you impede drug trafficking, and this is going to be an ongoing effort looking towards the future. we feed to recognize and acknowledge. >> and the lengths you're going

to, and the mexican government is going to points out something else that needs to be made note of here. can you tell me how it is that president peña nieto was able to find him when president calderon could not find him in six years in power particularly when everything i read suggests that guzman was operating with impunity? >> this has been the result of many months of--actually built up intelligence and cooperation between and among mexican agencies and the u.s.

this is opportunity driven when the bell against and operations match and look at where the people are and arrest him without a single shot. a very clean operation. that is no accident. the capabilities of the mexican authorities have been built up over the last few years. this is not something that just came from anywhere. this is a long-standing effort of the american state to build up institutions and it shows and reflects president peña nieto and understanding that this goes through fighting organized crime in a very decisive way. >> i have one more question for you. i understand that mr. guzman is not going to be extradited any time soon, but i wonder if u.s.

officials will have an opportunity to question him while he is in custody in mexico? >> well, first of all he has been able to escape prison. so he has 13 years and 9 months of his original sentence to serve. he also has to face eight mexican indictments. the u.s. will eventually request him for extradition, and of course we will handle this from the-- >> the united states authorities will not get an opportunity to question mr. guzman? you mentioned a moment ago that there was partnership and sharing of intelligence, i wonder if the u.s. authorities will have an opportunity to requesquestion mr. goose man. >> our bilateral cooperation is under a treaty of assistance. when the u.s. authorities

request for legal assistance from mexican authorities they get it. this is done through the mechanism that the agreements and the treaties provide for. so of course the information is shared. and this is actually something that is extremely valuable to dithem. this is the build up to mexico, but also the cooperation for u.s. authorities that provide information that was then processed by mexican authorits, a allow us to arrest the individual. this will have a major affect in the organization, and it shows the commitment of the mexican government. >> mr. ambassador. i appreciate your time.

mexico's ambassador to the united states. appreciate your time. thank you. still to come on al jazeera america, a look at a refugee camp in the middle of syria's war zone. we'll show you how far people are going to hide from the violence. >> first, real money with ali velshi brings the big-money issues home where they effect you the most. >> household debt has been slashed. >> then, what real people are talking about in real-time with the stream. >> all of our communities lightin' up twitter tonight. >> and stay with us for live, breaking and in-depth news. real reporting, this is what we do. al jazeera america.

>> this is the real deal man... >> dramatic new pictures from a refugee camp in syria, and we mean dramatic. 20,000 people have been trapped for months now in the middle of a war zone. roxana has been looking into this. >> reporter: the pictures will show you pictures of hardship and despair. hundreds of palestinianing stuck inside of a syrian refugee camp. filling the entire street and lined up as far as the eye can see, they're all waiting to get food from the u.n. which started

delivering food and medicine last month. it's dangerous work. the camp is caught in the cross fire between the syrian government and opposition forces. many refugees like this woman on the stretch railroad very weak, and some even starve to death. one refugee say hell would be better than this camp. we boil spices and drink it. we ate the grass until all the grass was gone. >> we have women dying in childbirthichildbirth, lack of l care, and people in the 21st century in the capitol city of an u.n. state reduced to eating animal feed. >> syria's war broke out. armed opposition groups entered the camp over a year ago. government forces surround it. the u.n. said it doesn't know

how much other places in syria are as bad as this area. but the problem is it cannot reach all the camps because of fighting. >> we've been seeing for months and heard the ngos who have repeatedly told us about the horrors, now we see the pictures. thank you. we have "real money with ali velshi." >> reporter: coming up "real money." build it and they will come. i'm talking about modern bridges and roads and what it could mean to businesses if we can figure out how to pay for it. and a new york cappy that is getting back on the road to middle class prosperity. all that and more on "real money." there's more to financial news than the ups and downs of the dow. for instance, can fracking change what you pay for water each month? have you thought about how climate change can affect your grocery bill? can rare minerals in china affect your cell phone bill?

or how a hospital in texas could drive up your healthcare premium? i'll make the connections from the news to your money real.

>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm tony harris with a look at today's top story. ceo of credit suisse are firer bag at senators who accuse the bank of helping wealt wealthy

americans dodge taxes. centers accuse the bank of using cloak and dagger tactics so americans can avoid the irse s. a texas judge overrules the ban on imagine. joining federal judges from utah and oklahoma and virginia. in arizona a bill that would allow business owners to discriminate based on religious ground. leaders of ththis as we leat scuffles on the streets in the eastern part of the ukrainian

country. secretary of state john kerry warned about russia' role afte g the border. thithis is al jazeera america. real money with ali velshi is next. >> one of america's most pressing problems, crumbling bridges and outdated railroads. i'll tell you how to fix it and pay for it. how much to cut from our defense budget. i'll talk to william cohen. plus confessions of a middle class cab driver. he would be back on the road to prosperity if he could just find the on ramp. i'm ali velshi. a and this is "real money."